Filter & Sort
Meritocracy or Bias?
Study finds that when white people are told of the success of Asian applicants, their commitment to basing admissions on grades and test scores drops.
Admissions Mismatch
Most students either "undermatch" (enroll at lower-quality colleges than they could get into) or "overmatch" (enroll at colleges that typically have better students than they are), new study finds. And students' choices -- not colleges' decisions -- are the reason why.
Fast Enough on Transfer in California?
California lawmakers want to turn up the heat on broad 2010 transfer law as community colleges and Cal State campuses add new transfer pathways.
Inquiry Into Aid Talks Ends
Justice Department halts investigation of discussions among private college leaders on ways to shift spending from non-need-based to need-based aid. Some say the review -- even now that it's over -- has made institutions too nervous to go forward.
Access If You'll Borrow
U. of Virginia changes rules for its highly praised program for low-income students. Going forward, they will need loans.
Another Former Women's College
Pine Manor, facing shrunken enrollment and pressure from accreditor, will admit men to all programs. Is this a sign of the times about single-sex education or the tough choices facing small private colleges?
Questionable Admissions
Applicants from institutions with grade inflation are favored over those who had more rigorous instructors, study finds.
The Hard (and Late) Sell
In theory, colleges aren't supposed to recruit applicants who have put down deposits elsewhere. But some do.